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Today the movie ''Immortals'' comes out today!
Eons after the Gods won their mythic struggle against the Titans, a new evil threatens the land. Mad with power, King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) has declared war against humanity. Amassing a bloodthirsty army of soldiers disfigured by his own hand, Hyperion has scorched Greece in search of the legendary Epirus Bow, a weapon of unimaginable power forged in the heavens by Ares. Only he who possesses this bow can unleash the Titans, who have been imprisoned deep within the walls of Mount Tartaros since the dawn of time and thirst for revenge. In the king's hands, the bow would rain destruction upon mankind and annihilate the Gods. But ancient law dictates the Gods must not intervene in man's conflict. They remain powerless to stop Hyperion...until a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill) comes forth as their only hope. Secretly chosen by Zeus, Theseus must save his people from Hyperion and his hordes. Rallying a band of fellow outsiders-including visionary priestess Phaedra (Freida Pinto) and cunning slave Stavros (Stephen Dorff)-one hero will lead the uprising, or watch his homeland fall into ruin and his Gods vanish into legend.
The name ''Theseus'' is better known in another myth involving the minotaur and the labyrinth. I don't believe the movie is from any historical myth.
The New York Historical Society reopens today after many years closed due to renovations. Located in the Central Park Area, the museum features a new exhibit ''Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn''. The exhibit focuses on three major revolutions that happened between the Seven Years War (1763) and the end of the Napoleonic Wars in America, Haiti and France. The exhibit will be open until April 15.
Enjoy!
-VB
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